Irving S. Shapiro

Irving S. Shapiro

Irving Saul Shapiro (July 15, 1916, Minnesota - September 13, 2001) was an American businessman. He is best known for being the chairman and CEO of DuPont (December 1973-1981)

He was born as a son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family. He was the father of a lawyer. He was the grandfather of several children. His wife died in 2006.

He was also business friends with former president Jimmy Carter.

External links

* http://heritage.dupont.com/touchpoints/tp_1973/overview.shtml
* http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/moleculr/GI_Lectureships/shapiro.html
* http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/810/
* http://www.aps-pub.com/proceedings/1474/470412.pdf
* http://hhmi.org/bulletin/pdf/dec2001/Shapiro.pdf


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